return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 12 hours agoSam Altman and husband reportedly working to genetically engineer babies from having hereditary diseasewww.the-independent.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkSam Altman and husband reportedly working to genetically engineer babies from having hereditary diseasewww.the-independent.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 12 hours agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squaresartalon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours agoThis is just whitewashing eugenics. If he said they were trying to create a super race, everyone we would be up in arms. But when they frame it as trying to cure babies, they get away with a lot more. There is a reason this is illegal in the US and UK.
This is just whitewashing eugenics.
If he said they were trying to create a super race, everyone we would be up in arms.
But when they frame it as trying to cure babies, they get away with a lot more.
There is a reason this is illegal in the US and UK.